CVE-2026-31840

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: March 11, 2026 Modified: March 13, 2026
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Description

Parse Server is an open source backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js. Prior to 9.6.0-alpha.2 and 8.6.28, an attacker can use a dot-notation field name in combination with the sort query parameter to inject SQL into the PostgreSQL database through an improper escaping of sub-field values in dot-notation queries. The vulnerability may also affect queries that use dot-notation field names with the distinct and where query parameters. This vulnerability only affects deployments using a PostgreSQL database. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.6.0-alpha.2 and 8.6.28.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/8.6.28
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/releases/tag/9.6.0-alpha.2
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-jrj4-6f27
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Vendor Advisory

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
19th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

parseplatform